The Fluorinated Greenhouse Gases (Amendment) Regulations 2018

Amendment of Schedule 3 (Commission Regulation provisions)

This section has no associated Explanatory Memorandum

30.—(1) Schedule 3 is amended as follows.

(2) For Table 1 (certification for stationary refrigeration, air conditioning and heat pump equipment) substitute—

Table 1

Certification for stationary refrigeration, air conditioning and heat pump equipment

Provision of Commission Regulation 2015/2067Summary of subject matter
Article 3(1) (read in association with Articles 2 and 3(3) and (4))Requirement on natural persons carrying out activities referred to in Article 2(1) (scope) to hold a certificate as referred to in Article 4 (certificates for natural persons) for the corresponding category as set out in Article 3(2) (certification of natural persons).
Article 5Requirement on companies referred to in Article 2(2) to hold a certificate as referred to in Article 6 (company certificates)..

(3) For Table 3 (certification for recovery of fluorinated greenhouse gases from high voltage switchgear) substitute—

Table 3

Certification for electrical switchgear

Provision of Commission Regulation 2015/2066Summary of subject matter
Article 2(1) (read in association with Articles 2(2) and (3) and 9)Requirement on natural persons carrying out the activities referred to in Article 1 (subject matter and scope) to hold a certificate as referred to in Article 3 (issuance of certificates to natural persons)..

(4) After Table 5 insert—

Table 6

Declaration of conformity and verification document for equipment charged with hydrofluorocarbons

Provision of Commission Regulation 2016/879Summary of subject matter
Article 1(2)Requirement for importers of equipment charged with hydrofluorocarbons to ensure that a copy of the declaration of conformity is available to the customs authorities when the customs declaration is submitted.
Article 4Requirement for importers of equipment to submit the verification document using the reporting tool made available by the Commission under Article 1 of Commission Regulation 1191/2014 by 31st March every year for the preceding calendar year..